Andhra Pradesh

StateCommission

RP/28/2013

1. The President, Aparna Heights-II, Oweners Welfare Association 1-55/12 ah/ii, Near Chirec Public School Kondapur, Hyderabad-084.Rep. by Sri Dr.Arora. - Complainant(s)

Versus

Sumanth Reddy, S/o. J.Janardhan Reddy, Aged 31 Years, Flat No.807/907 Aparna Heights-II,Oweners Welf - Opp.Party(s)

M/s.R.Ravi Kumar

02 Apr 2013

ORDER

 
RP No. 28 Of 2013
(Arisen out of Order Dated 26/02/2013 in Case No. CC/60/2013 of District Rangareddi)
 
1. 1. The President, Aparna Heights-II, Oweners Welfare Association 1-55/12 ah/ii, Near Chirec Public School Kondapur, Hyderabad-084.Rep. by Sri Dr.Arora.
2. 2.The Secrerary, Aparna Heights-II, Oweners Welfare Association1-55/12/AH/II, Near Chirec Public School
Kondapur, Hyderabad-084.
...........Appellant(s)
Versus
1. Sumanth Reddy, S/o. J.Janardhan Reddy, Aged 31 Years, Flat No.807/907 Aparna Heights-II,Oweners Welfare Association 1-55/12/AH/II, Near Chirec Public School Kondapur, Hyderabad-084.
...........Respondent(s)
 
BEFORE: 
 HON'ABLE MR. S. BHUJANGA RAO PRESIDING MEMBER
 
PRESENT:
 
ORDER

BEFORE THE A.P. STATE CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION

AT HYDERABAD.

 

RP  26 of 2013 against  IA 55/2013

in CC 59/2013, Dist. Forum, Ranga Reddy

 

Between:

1)  The President

Aparna Heights-II

Owners  Welfare Association

1-55/12, AH/II

Near Chirec Public School

Kondapur, Hyderabad-84

 

2)  The Secretary

Aparna  Heights-II

Owners  Welfare Association

1-55/12, AH/II

Near Chirec Public School

Kondapur, Hyderabad-84                            ***                         Petitioners/

                                                                                                 Ops.                                                                                          And

Smt. G. M. Sundara Valli

W/o. Christopher

Flat No. 812/912

Aparna Heights-II

Owners Welfare Association

1-55/12, AH/II

Near Chirec Public School

Kondapur, Hyderabad-84                           ***                        Respondent/       

                                                                                                Complainant.

 

RP  27 of 2013 against  IA 56/2013

in CC 58/2013, Dist. Forum, Ranga Reddy

 

Between:

1)  The President

Aparna Heights-II

Owners  Welfare Association

1-55/12, AH/II

Near Chirec Public School

Kondapur, Hyderabad-84

 

2)  The Secretary

Aparna  Heights-II

Owners  Welfare Association

1-55/12, AH/II

Near Chirec Public School

Kondapur, Hyderabad-84                           ***                         Petitioners/

                                                                                                Ops.                                                                                          And

Ghulam Mustafa Khan

S/o.  Ghulam Mohammad Khan

Flat No. 809/909

Aparna Heights-II

Owners Welfare Association

1-55/12, AH/II

Near Chirec Public School

Kondapur, Hyderabad-84                           ***                        Respondent/       

                                                                                                Complainant.

 

 

RP  28 of 2013 against  IA   54/2013

in CC  60/2013, Dist. Forum, Ranga Reddy

 

Between:

1)  The President

Aparna Heights-II

Owners  Welfare Association

1-55/12, AH/II

Near Chirec Public School

Kondapur, Hyderabad-84

 

2)  The Secretary

Aparna  Heights-II

Owners  Welfare Association

1-55/12, AH/II

Near Chirec Public School

Kondapur, Hyderabad-84                           ***                         Petitioners/

                                                                                                Ops.                                                                                          And

Sumanth Reddy,

S/o. J. Janardhan Reddy

Flat No. 807/907

Aparna Heights-II

Owners Welfare Association

1-55/12, AH/II

Near Chirec Public School

Kondapur, Hyderabad-84                           ***                        Respondent/       

                                                                                                Complainant.

 

RP  29 of 2013 against  IA  52 /2013

in CC    62/2013, Dist. Forum, Ranga Reddy

 

Between:

1)  The President

Aparna Heights-II

Owners  Welfare Association

1-55/12, AH/II

Near Chirec Public School

Kondapur, Hyderabad-84

 

2)  The Secretary

Aparna  Heights-II

Owners  Welfare Association

1-55/12, AH/II

Near Chirec Public School

Kondapur, Hyderabad-84                           ***                         Petitioners/

                                                                                                Ops.                                                                                          And

Smt. Sudha Madhuri  Yellamelli

W/o. Madhusudhan Yellamelli

Flat No. 801/901

Aparna Heights-II

Owners Welfare Association

1-55/12, AH/II

Near Chirec Public School

Kondapur, Hyderabad-84                           ***                        Respondent/       

                                                                                                Complainant.

 

 

 

RP  30  of 2013 against  IA  53/2013

in CC  61/2013, Dist. Forum, Ranga Reddy

 

Between:

1)  The President

Aparna Heights-II

Owners  Welfare Association

1-55/12, AH/II

Near Chirec Public School

Kondapur, Hyderabad-84

 

2)  The Secretary

Aparna  Heights-II

Owners  Welfare Association

1-55/12, AH/II

Near Chirec Public School

Kondapur, Hyderabad-84                           ***                         Petitioners/

                                                                                                Ops.                                                                                          And

Suresh Kumar  Natarajan

S/o. T. S. Natarajan

Flat No. 811/911, A

Aparna Heights-II

Owners Welfare Association

1-55/12, AH/II

Near Chirec Public School

Kondapur, Hyderabad-84                           ***                        Respondent/       

                                                                                                Complainant.

 

RP  31 of 2013 against  IA   51/2013

in CC    63/2013, Dist. Forum, Ranga Reddy

 

Between:

1)  The President

Aparna Heights-II

Owners  Welfare Association

1-55/12, AH/II

Near Chirec Public School

Kondapur, Hyderabad-84

 

2)  The Secretary

Aparna  Heights-II

Owners  Welfare Association

1-55/12, AH/II

Near Chirec Public School

Kondapur, Hyderabad-84                           ***                         Petitioners/

                                                                                                Ops.                                                                                          And

Jaideep Ganguly

S/o. Rasbihari Ganguly

Flat No. 803/903

Aparna Heights-II

Owners Welfare Association

1-55/12, AH/II

Near Chirec Public School

Kondapur, Hyderabad-84                           ***                        Respondent/       

                                                                                                Complainant.

 

Counsel for the Petitioners:                        M/s.  R. Ravi Kumar

Counsel for the Resps:                               Admission stage                                                            

 

CORAM:

                              SMT. M. SHREESHA, PRESIDING MEMBER

&

                              SRI  S. BHUJANGA RAO, MEMBER


TUESDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND THIRTEEN

 

ORAL ORDER:  (Per Smt. M. Shreesha, Member)

 

***

 

 

1)                This revision is preferred by the opposite parties   against the order in IA No. 55/2013 in CC No. 59/2013 on the file of the Dist. Forum, Ranga Reddy.   

 

2)                The Dist. Forum in IA No. 55/2013 in CC No. 59/2013 directed the petitioners/Ops   not to disconnect any of the services like electricity, water, and LPG/TV/net connection etc. to the flat of the respondent/complainant No. 812 at 8th floor of Aparna Heights-II until further orders.   At the same time, the complainant shall pay the maintenance charges equally along with other flat owners.  This interim order was given and notice was ordered against petitioners/Ops   to appear by 15.3.2013. 

 

3)                The learned counsel for the petitioners/Ops contended that the Dist. Forum passed the interim order without issuing any notice and that the aggrieved person should approach the Grievance Cell, and that he is not a consumer. 

4)                The petitioner/Ops  relied on  the following two decisions of National Commission   (i)   K. R. Ganesh Rao  Vs. Sangeetha  Apartment Owners Association reported in CPJ 1991-1-160. (ii) Swapan Kumar  Babu  Vs.  Suniti Chattaraj reported in I (1997) CPJ 32 (NC)  and we  observe from the above decisions that they were rendered prior to amendment of the Consumer Protection Act. 

 

 

 

5)                The petitioner/Ops  also relied  on the decision of  Maharashtra State Commission in  Maruti  Babugauda Patil Vs. Municipal Corporation, Thane reported in III (2003) CPJ 516  in which the   State Commission has held that  interim order with respect to an unauthorised  construction requires a thorough probe and therefore the dispute is not ad-judicable in summary jurisdiction.  The  facts in the instant case  are different and  it does not deal with  an un-authorised construction.  His prayer is for not to disconnect  basic amenities  like water, electricity, cable connection etc., on payment of maintenance charges, and it does not require any thorough probe and falls within the definition of a consumer dispute. 

 

6)                The learned counsel for the revision petitioner  further contended that  the complainant does not have locus standi to file the complaint as the complainant is a member of the  flat owners  association and there is a Grievance Cell  which the complainant should approach  and only after exhausting  that remedy the complainant ought to have filed  the complaint before the Dist. Forum.   The  revision petitioner/Opposite Party  is at  liberty  to  raise  all these aspects  of jurisdiction  in their written version/counter before the Dist. Forum. 

 

7)                Before we go into the merits cited in the grounds of revision, we observe that the complainant is a consumer as defined u/s 2(1) (d) of the Consumer Protection Act,  and  prima facie we observe that the complainant has  locus standi  to file an interim application and that there is no illegality in the order passed by the Dist. Forum by way of an ex-parte interim order u/s 13(3B) of the Consumer Protection Act.    The petitioners/Ops can as well raise all their pleas in their counter.   Taking into consideration that the direction given is not to disconnect basic amenities like water, electricity, TV/LPG/Net connections and that too on condition that the complainant should pay the maintenance charges, we  do not find any  substantial grounds  to interfere   with the impugned order, however, the Dist. Forum has stated that the petitioners/Ops should not disconnect the basic amenities until further orders. 

 

 

 

8)                Keeping in view the facts and circumstances of the case, we are of the considered opinion that the Dist. Forum shall dispose of the matter  expeditiously within three months from the date of receipt of this order. 

 

9)                In the result the RP is dismissed.  Consequently RPs  27/2013 to  31/2013 are also dismissed. No costs.  The Dist. Forum shall dispose of the complaints  within three months from the date of receipt of this order. 

 

 

1)       _______________________________

 

PRESIDING MEMBER

 

 

 

2)                ________________________________

 

MEMBER  

 

02/04/2013

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UP LOAD – O.K.

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
[HON'ABLE MR. S. BHUJANGA RAO]
PRESIDING MEMBER

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